Roller coaster ride stolen from Union County recovered

Friday

The children's amusement ride, stolen Aug. 27 from the Union County Fairgrounds, was recovered Friday in Cardington, Morrow County, the Union County sheriff's office announced on social media Friday.

No arrests have been made, and the case is still under investigation. The sheriff's office released no other information about the recovery, but thanked the public for information leading to the recovery of the coaster with cars bearing an alligator design.

The Go Gator was reported stolen Aug. 28 from the county fairgrounds on the 800 block of North Main Street in Marysville. The roller coaster was on a purple and green trailer about 20 feet in length with a Maine license plate.

A white Dodge Ram flatbed truck with no front license plate was captured by a City of Marysville traffic camera towing the stolen roller coaster and trailer at 7:10 p.m. Aug. 27 at State Route 31 and Mill Road. A photo from the traffic camera was released by Union County Sheriff's deputies in an effort to help locate the ride.

A different Go Gator ride made in 1984 was listed for sale for $35,000 on a website operated by the Intermark Ride Group, an industry ride manufacturer’s sales representation company.

jwilhelm@dispatch.com

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